lorry, camion
(noun) a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides
lorry
(noun) a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lorry (plural lorries)
(road transport, Britain, India) A motor vehicle for transporting goods, and in some cases people; a truck.
Synonyms: hauler, rig, tractor trailer, truck (US)
(dated) A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
(dated) A small cart or wagon used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish.
(obsolete) A large, low, horse-drawn, four-wheeled wagon without sides; also, a similar wagon modified for use on railways.
• (motor vehicle for goods transport): vehicle
lorry (third-person singular simple present lorries, present participle lorrying, simple past and past participle lorried)
(transitive, also, figuratively) To transport by, or as if by, lorry.
Source: Wiktionary
Lor"rie, Lor"ry, n.; pl. Lorries. Etym: [Prob. from lurry to pull or lug.]
Definition: A small cart or wagon, as those used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
